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A major class action lawsuit class action lawsuit

A lawsuit in which one party or a limited number of parties sue on behalf of a larger group to which the parties belong. For example, investors may bring a class action lawsuit against a brokerage firm that has actively promoted a tax
 accusing a Texas business services firm of helping Enron in the alleged manipulation of California's electricity market has been dismissed.

The ruling is a victory for L.A. law L.A. Law was an American television legal drama that ran from 1986 to 1994. It was one of the most popular American television shows of the late 1980s and early 1990s. As with thirtysomething, L.A.  firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , which has been representing Perot Systems Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004.  Corp. since 2002.

Last week the Northern District of Texas granted Perot Systems' motion to dismiss with prejudice.

The ruling was the third consecutive victory for McDermott in its representation of the Plano-based firm founded by the one-time presidential candidate Ross Perot.

All of the victories came in cases arising from allegations of energy market manipulation.

The all-Los Angeles team representing Perot throughout the entire litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 included local partner-in-charge Gordon Greenberg, recently retired partner Stephen Kroft and partners Rich Frey, Dan Chammas and Francisca Mok.

Staff reporter Emily Bryson York can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 235, or at eyork@ labusinessjournal.com.
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Title Annotation:LAW; dismissal of manipulation case against Perot Systems Corp.
Author:York, Emily Bryson
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Apr 10, 2006
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